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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 06:58 PM Original message |
My 89 y/o dad's esophageal cancer is back. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. So sorry. Sounds like a gem. |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ohhhh.... he does sound like an amazing man. I'll say a prayer. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. Your Dad sounds like a very special man and you sound |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. Hugs to you from a stranger |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'll keep him in my thoughts, DemoTex. |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. You and your father are in my thoughts. He sounds like a tough guy. |
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leftyladyfrommo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. When you are 89 the important thing is to do what you love. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Sending you and your father |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm so sorry. And I adopted a dog from Griffin, GA! |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Damn, a Griffin dog? How did that happen? |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Found him on the pound's website... |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Drove down from Philly? |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Indeed we did. |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. I recall your dad's previous history |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Yep. You remember my month's vigil at his bedside in 2003. Thanks! |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-18-09 02:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
27. And he was a mere 82-83 back then! |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
12. Prayers for him. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. So sorry to hear that. |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
15. Thank him for all of us at DU for his service. And tell him we guys want his life. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. He taught me fly-fishing decades ago and he loves them Braves. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
17. ya, i love your old man too. |
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blaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. Raising a glass |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. He was hoarse last night from the tube. |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
21. Sounds like an incredible guy! |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
23. Hell of a guy, your dad. War hero, family man, scientist and above all, a |
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Seldona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
25. Hope he kicks it's ass. |
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jesus_of_suburbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-17-09 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
26. I love tough old people... I hope to be one someday! |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-18-09 04:16 AM Response to Original message |
28. A sense of normalcy can be VERY useful when staring down an MF'er of a disease. |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-18-09 04:36 AM Response to Original message |
29. Good for him! |
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